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Originally posted by Surfacing
Alot of people are copying cd's and selling them these days. I really feel sorry for music artist, they put there sweat and blood into making record's for their fans and they don't see a dime of the money because people are either d/l mps or copying the cd's. That's why i think Metallica made a smart move by sueing napster (Sadly there are alot more programs were people can d/l mp 3 from), i'm just suprised with the amount of people who won't cough up 20 bucks for music they like. Most new bands that have just started do not have a steady looking financial future because everyone will be d/l or copying there stuff, least old bands were around before burners or mps3 exsited.
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I don't think you were listening. For your benefit, I will copy out the relevant paragraph from my post:
burned CDs: "Think about it: The money I would have spent on that CD will probably end up being spent on a CD anyway, it's just that I will have others as well. And if I don't have any money, then I wouldn't have bought the CD anyway, so again the Industry doesn't lose out."
mp3s: "What happens is that people will download a couple of tracks to see if they like them, and if they do, they will buy the album. Or they might do what I do, and just download B-sides and rarities, which I could/would never buy anyway..."
And this isn't just me. If you ask around, there are very few people who have the patience to actually download whole albums...